Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 20 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Managed Services Solutions · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Supply Chain (NHS & healthcare)

3 lotsServicesMax 3 lots per supplier
Planned pipeline value£1,860,000,000total for 3 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 16 Sept 2021from the planned procurement notice
Lots 3max 3 won per supplier

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHS Supply Chain seeks to establish a non-exclusive Framework Agreement for the supply to the NHS Supply Chain customer base for Managed Services (inclusive of on and offsite, mobile and modular solutions). Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be CIRCA £310,000,000 in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement. An estimated value of the Framework Agreement in its entirety (over a 2+2+2 year term) will be CIRCA £1,860,000,000.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Cardiology services · Endoscopy, endosurgery devices · Health and social work services · Health services · Hospital and related services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Installation services (except software) · Medical analysis services · Medical computer equipment · Medical equipments · Medical imaging services · +9 more

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · win at most 3 of them
Lot #1Managed Services Un-staffed SolutionPlanned

This procurement will be for the provision of an Unstaffed Managed Equipment Service or Unstaffed Managed Service for medical equipment within a NHS Hospital, NHS Community and/or Social Care Environment. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of £150,000,000 in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

Delivery: UK
Lot #2Managed Services Staffed SolutionPlanned

This procurement will be for the provision of Staffed Managed Equipment Services or Staffed Managed Clinical Solutions within NHS Hospital, NHS Community and/or Social Care Environments. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of £150,000,000 in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

Delivery: UK
Lot #3Managed Services ConsultancyPlanned

This procurement will be for the provision of a Managed Services Consultancy within a NHS Hospital, NHS Community and/or Social Care Environment. Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of £10,000,000 in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
Last source update
20 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-008398
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related servicesCardiology servicesEndoscopy, endosurgery devicesHealth and social work servicesHealth servicesHospital and related servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInstallation services (except software)Medical analysis servicesMedical computer equipment
+11 moreMedical equipmentsMedical imaging services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a83f Find a Tender

Publisher note: The following certification will be a requirement of the upcoming tender exercise and Applicants may be required to include evidence of this with their tender submission. — ISO9001:2015 accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (or equivalent) to cover all segments of the Applicant’s and the product’s supply chain. This should include, but not be limited to, manufacturing, storage and distribution. Further information in respect of certification requirements will be set out in the notice for the forthcoming procurement. If such certificates are not in the name of the Applicant then the Applicant must supply a copy of agreements setting out the authority and responsibilities of all parties in the supply chain. The purpose of this notice is to draw attention to a procurement that NHS Supply Chain intends to commence during the subsequent 12 months. The invitation to tender will be the subject of a separate notice and it is that notice to which potential suppliers will need to respond at the appropriate time. The Framework Agreement between NHS Supply Chain and successful suppliers will reserve the right to purchase the same or similar supplies and/or services from suppliers not appointed to the Framework Agreement at its sole discretion. NHS Supply Chain expects to provide successful suppliers with the opportunity to offer additional savings to customers through the provision of discounted pricing, value added offerings and commitment/bulk buy initiatives. Framework Agreement will be between NHS Supply Chain and the Supplier, however 1) NHS Supply Chain, 2) any NHS Trust; 3) any other NHS entity; 4) any government department, agency or other statutory body and/or 5) any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector will be able to enter into a direct contract with the Supplier for any of the supplies and/or services under the Framework. The Supplier will be required to report to and pay a direct contract management fee to NHS Supply Chain as detailed in the tender documents. NHS Supply Chain is not currently considering the use of lots for this procurement. However, it reserves the right to as part of any future tender process. Further information in respect of the lot strategy will be set out in the notice for the forthcoming procurement. As part of its pre-tender strategy, NHS Supply Chain would also like to engage with suppliers of these products via a Request for Information (RFI). If you would like to complete the Request for Information document in respect of the products which are the subject of this procurement then please follow the below instructions; Portal Dashboard SQs Open to All Suppliers Select the link SQ_79 RFI Managed Service Solutions (Project Code_111) and then press the Express interest button Select ‘my response’ tab, Complete Questionnaire and submit. Candidates wishing to complete the RFI must first register their expression of interest on the NHS Supply Chain eProcurement Portal via the following URL: https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/. If you are not already registered, complete the registration process first to allow access to express interest in this opportunity. Applicants will then have 4 weeks from the dispatch of this notice to complete and return the RFI document. Candidates are encouraged to download the Supplier Handbook located within the eProcurement portal by following the 'Supplier Help centre' link within the Useful Links section of the Dashboard.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/ ↗

Submission deadline
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Timeline

20 Apr 2021 → 16 Sept 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    20 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    16 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Supply Chain

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareNational or federal agency/officeHealth c/o Skipton House, 80 London Road, London, London, SE1 6LHContact name, email, phone
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • DHL Supply Chain LimitedProcess contact point Normanton, Yorkshire & HumberContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.